https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal"> Important work from @TWenseleers (whom you ought to be following).

The Indian variant (B.1.617.2) may be 60% more transmissible than the UK variant (B.1.1.7), and 2.6 times more transmissible than the original strain. https://twitter.com/twenseleers/status/1391668815566721026">https://twitter.com/twenselee...

If these estimates are correct, this would mean the Indian variant (B.1.617.2) is the most transmissible variant yet identified.

For context, the Brazilian variant (P.1) is estimated to be between 1.7-2.4 times more transmissible than the original strain. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/04/13/science.abh2644">https://science.sciencemag.org/content/e...

This suggests strong efforts should be made to contain the B.1.617.2 variant and/or prevent its introduction into regions where it is not yet present.

We already know how to do this:
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Test, trace, isolate
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Wear masks and ventilate
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Get vaccinated if able